The history of societies is nothing if not a history of conflict. All generations of the past have found themselves as belligerents in a conflict of the body, heart, and mind between the circumstances that they are born into and the circumstances constructed for them by the systems that govern. Our present era captures an especially momentous battle given the sheer number of individuals and groups that the system has managed to antagonize. It is a battle fought on the frontli

Introduction BRCA gene mutations are most commonly discussed in relation to women’s health, particularly breast and ovarian cancer. Therefore, women are frequently framed as the main subjects of risk and responsibility in BRCA testing-related public awareness campaigns, clinical messaging, and genetic counseling pathways. Men are much less likely to seek BRCA testing, despite the fact that mutations carry significant health implications for men as well, including increased ri

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu leads a City Hall press conference. Gary Higgins / Boston Business Journal Anyone who lives in or is interested in moving to Boston is no stranger to the city’s expensive housing market. The Boston Foundation, a community foundation founded in 1915, published its Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2025 on November 12, 2025, which delves into the state of the housing supply, home prices, and affordability in the Greater Boston area. The report’s find

Day after day, as I hurried into and out of my dorm building, I came to notice that the cherry blossoms were holding out for longer than expected. Last year, they had bloomed and then fallen in what felt like the blink of an eye, but this time, the pink petals held on stubbornly, even though green shoots were already jostling them for space. It looked like spring was here to stay for Boston. So, on the long weekend granted by Easter, I managed to slow myself down and have a c

Rooted in urban resistance, I speak my ancestral tongue—critical consciousness. I discovered the power of storytelling in my ethnic studies classroom: forming a human barricade, student activists shielded the elderly tenants of the I-Hotel from eviction. Born and raised in San Francisco, I watched my neighborhood’s characteristic stucco homes gradually fade into sleek, wood-paneled structures, which catalyzed my pursuit of housing justice. My intersectional leadership shines